Aiti
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region | Corsica | |
Department | Upper Corsica | |
Arrondissement | Corte | |
Canton | Golo-Morosaglia | |
Community association | Pasquale Paoli | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 24 ' N , 9 ° 15' E | |
height | 240-1,120 m | |
surface | 12.17 km 2 | |
Residents | 30 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 20244 | |
INSEE code | 2B003 | |
![]() Aiti |
Aiti is a municipality with 30 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica .
geography
Aiti is located at an altitude of 740 meters above sea level in the Castagniccia , 38 kilometers southwest of the capital of the Haute-Corse Bastia department , surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lano , Gavignano and Omessa . The municipality has an area of 12.17 square kilometers. The village is located on the western edge of the pine forest Forêt Territoriale de Pinetu above the valley of the Casaluna , a tributary of the Golo .
history
In 1793 Aiti received in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government. The municipality had the highest population (356) in 1831. In 1936 it had 209 inhabitants, after which the population fell rapidly and in 1982 reached its lowest point. In 1966 the Aiti school was closed.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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Residents | 66 | 59 | 32 | 16 | 26th | 24 | 31 | 32 |
Attractions
The parish church of Saint-Étienne was built in the Baroque style. in the 1980s the church was restored by the residents of the parish. A local artist restored the 18th century frescoes . The painting above the altar depicts John the Baptist , according to legend it was brought back by Napoleon Bonaparte from his Italian campaign .
economy
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu, honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and wine (Vin de Corse or Corse blanc, rosé or rouge) as well as protected Geographical indications (IGP) for wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Aiti. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 8, 2011 (French).
- ^ Aiti - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 10, 2011 (French).
- ^ A b Etienne Jacquemin: Aïti. December 2006 - Au cœur de la Corse profonde. Dragouli, 2006, accessed September 10, 2011 (French).